Honey Cheddar Cornbread Recipe with Honey Glaze for an Old Fashioned Taste
It’s that time of year when the weather starts to turn a bit cooler and chili and corn bread are right around the corner! We look forward to making plenty of cornbread each season and this recipe is one of our favorites!
Here is a great homemade cornbread recipe that uses less sugar but still tastes delicious.
We often make this to go with our chili, and believe you me, there are many BIG pots of chili made in our house during the long winter months. Big Big Pots!
Good old fashioned homemade sweet honey cornbread is still a good choice for a chilly morning breakfast. Serve right along side your scrambled eggs and bacon for a delicious breakfast.

You will love this delicious honey cornbread for breakfast or dinner. Serve right along with your favorite bowl of chili
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons light olive oil
- 1-1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup yellow corn meal
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
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Beat the eggs slightly. Add sugar, honey, oil, milk, salt and baking powder; stir to blend.
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Add in corn meal and flour and stir through.
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Fold in 1/2 cup cheddar cheese.
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Spread evenly in a 9 inch pan and sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese and a small amount of sugar on top.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes.
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Let cool for about 10 minutes. Mix together melted butter and honey. Drizzle over cornbread.
Bake cornbread until top is golden brown. Mix together the honey and melted butter – drizzle over the top of the baked cornbread.
We hope you enjoy this Honey Cornbread Recipe and here is a great Chili Recipes to go with it! –> Healthy Cincinnati Chili and One Pot Chili Mac.
You will also fall in love with our healthy & delicious old fashioned blueberry crisp — > Blueberry Crisp